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Peacefully at the Northumberland Hills Hospital on Saturday January 17th, 2026 in his 91st year. Beloved father of Cindy Hickman (Jamie), Dan Kelly (Barb) and the late Timothy Kelly. Loving grandfather Rachel, Joselyn, Lindsey, Kirk and Holly and great grandfather of Austin, Makenzie, Rayven, Ryley Jayda, Keisha, Destiny, Darius, Ryker and Anakin. Ray is predeceased by his sisters Mary McLean, Maureen Hase, and Kathleen Doyle and brothers Jack Kelly and Bernard “Buck” Kelly. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend a celebration of Ray’s life on Monday January 26th from 2-5 pm. at the Colborne Legion. Interment will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Grafton in the spring. Donations may be made to Northumberland Hills Hospital.
Cindy and families,Our deepest condolences on the loss of your dad.I know he will be so missed by many.Hoping all your cherished memories bring you comfort in the days ahead... Doug and Brenda
Dan and Barb, Glen and I send our condolences and wishes that you will smile a lot when the fond memories come into your thoughts. Take care of each other.
My sincerest condolences to you, Barb, Dan and the Kelly family. My thoughts are with you!
A Memorial Donation has been made to the following charity:
Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation
Our deepest sympathy to Cindy, Dan and family. We have many fond memories of our visits with Ray. He will be sincerely missed.
A Memorial Donation has been made to the following charity:
Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation
Terry and Ray shared working and driving together for 33 years to General Electric, which became Complax and finally Budd. Ray was a great friend and co-worker. A donation has been sent to Northumberland Hills Hospital.
A Memorial Donation has been made to the following charity:
Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation
Cindy, Dan and families my condolences on Rays passing. I have loved Ray, Mary, Jack, Maureen, Kathleen (Kaye) and Bernard (Buck) for ninety one years. Rays witty remarks were always such an endearing part of him. We will all cherish our memories. Barb
Our deepest condolences on the passing of "Uncle Ray". He was a kind and generous man who could always make us smile. I'm sure he's in heaven enjoying a cup of tea with his family. We will still honk the horn when we drive past the house.
Our most sincere condolences to Ray’s family! Worked with Ray at Complax/Budd, he had a wonderful sense of humour. Rest in Peace Ray💜 God Bless
A Memorial Donation has been made to the following charity:
Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation
So very sorry for your loss. I know how much he was loved and how much he will be missed. He left you all with such great memories. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
To all of Rays family my sincere condolences for your loss. I worked with Ray at Bud Plastics. He made sure I had a fan to use when the heat was too much. He was a great co-worker and person. My thoughts are with you all.
To all the Kelly family..our sincere condolences in the loss of your father, grandfather and great grandfather.
I worked with Ray many years ago. I remember him as a kind and gentle man with a great sense of humour. RIP Ray!
Cindy,Dan and families many fond memories of your Dad always a kind word and a smile.
Sending our condolences to your family. Tracey and Eric Sheldrick
I was so sorry to hear that Ray has passed away. Our sincerest sympathy to all of the family! You are all in our thoughts and prayers!
So very sorry to hear this news and sending Sincere Sympathy to Ray's Family.
Sorry to hear of Ray's passing. I worked with him for years, thought he would be around forever. RIP Ray!
Cindy and family I will miss this guy so much from the back hall - saw him daily and he was always wonderful to chat and joke with … Loved it when i would bring him to the dining room supper - and he would do his “royal wave” to all the ladies. And he would sometimes “buzz” just “cause” he would say - looking for someone to chat with. I even knew him pre Cobourg - where i dealt with him on Craftsman mowers … (just recently he told me he could come over and fix my snowblower!!) Godspeed Ray ❤️❤️ Jayne
Please accept our sincere condolences
CINDY,DAN, So sorry to hear Ray has passed away. Always a lovely man .RIP
My condolences to you Cindy ,Dan and families.
Condolences to all of the Kelly family. Rest peacefully
Our deepest condolences to the families of Ray, Ray was great neighbour to the Cimetta family, for 64 years and will never be forgotten what a great man he was for many years. R.I.P. Ray. From the Cimetta family.
To the family, Sorry to hear of Ray's passing. I worked with Ray for years and we were also neighbours in Colborne for awhile. May God give you strength at this difficult time. May he rest in peace. Silvana, Vincent and Mary
Sorry for you loss i grew up with the family sending prays your way RIP Ray
My thoughts are with you all at this sad difficult time. R.I.P. Ray.
Dear Cindy and family. Sorry to hear of your dads passing,there are no words just know we are thinking of you. xx
So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you
Cindy ,Dan and family. Sending our sincere condolences for your loss. I worked with Ray for several years. He was a great guy to work with Always liked to share a laugh and that helped the day go by quickly. He will be missed by many.
Dear Family On behalf of my family and myother the late Shirley (McBride) Russell. We are very sorry for your loss.
Thinking of you all at this difficult time.
My deepest condolences on your loss of this sweet man. May your memories give you comfort.
Our deepest sympathy for your loss, may your memories carry you through this difficult time. Keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers ❤
Our heartfelt condolences to you all. May your best memories help you through this difficult time. 💜
Dan, Barb, Cindy, Jamie and families I'm sorry to hear about the passing of Ray. I'm Thinking of you all. Jeanie H
We are very sorry for your loss. Condolences to all the family. Treasure your memories.